Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Doggone Day
Customers line up to enter Captivating Canines on the first day of a liquidation sale after the store’s owner, Ron Keller, died earlier this year. My Final Photo for July 1, 2023.
Cloudy Cutting
A morning cloud shadow drifts over the freshly raked hay field at the Sharp Farm on Africa Road after the farmer found enough dry weather to make the cut, rake it, and begin baling. My Final Photo for June 30, 2023.
Arboreal Survey
A city worker surveys volunteer bald cypress trees growing close to the path in the Highlands Park wetlands before removing them to prevent damage to the asphalt path. My Final Photo for June 29, 2023.
Before The Cut
Morning haze and fog obscures the hay field at the Sharp Farm where the farmer has placed his tractor to begin cutting hay later in the day. My Final Photo for June 28, 2023.
East Broad Upgrades
A pair of pipeline installers, under the watchful of an inspector and safety crew member, shovel fill into a hole where a new gas line was laid adjacent to a new water line connecting to East Broad Street in Westerville before the road is rebuilt with curbs and a new surface. My Final Photo for June 27, 2023.
Getting New Roof Ready
Roofers load building materials and tools onto the roof of the main Westerville Public Library building as they prepare to remove the old gravel-covered bladder roofing for a new metal roof. My Final Photo for June 26, 2023.
Baptismal Record
Family and friends raise their phone cameras to take photos recording a child’s Rite of Baptism at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville. My Final Photo for June 25, 2023.
The Last Day
Angie Scheu, right, and her mother, Jane McCumber, pose for a photo during a break on the last day of sales for Green Haven Living in Uptown Westerville. The store closed Saturday, June 24, 2023. My Final Photo for June 24, 2023.
To Everyone’s Delight
Adults and children react as a juggling contortionist passes an open-face tennis racket over his chest and shoulders warning them that he will have to dislocate his shoulder to accomplish the stunt during Fourth Friday in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 23, 2023.
Setting Up The Stop
A street striping crew marks boundaries for the traffic stop bar on East College at State Street as resurfacing of College from State to Spring nears completion. My Final Photo for June 22, 2023.
Songwriters In The Park
A pair of songwriters—one on guitar and the other on violin—sit at a table in Rotary Park in Uptown Westerville, searching for the best soulful combination of words and music to fill the warm afternoon on the first day of summer. My Final Photo for June 21, 2023.
East College Cover
A worker settles a manhole cover into place after resetting its height following the application of a final layer of asphalt on East College just past Otterbein Avenue. My Final Photo for June 20, 2023.
Against The Cold
A shopper uses her mittened hands to hold a woolen scarf over her face as she exits a store in Uptown Westerville on a windy and cold winter afternoon. My Final Photo for January 17, 2024.
On Thin Ice
A man testing the ice on the pond at Heritage Park returns to the edge after the surface began cracking about ten feet from shore. My Final Photo for January 16, 2024.
Sharing the Moment
Attendees share a program as they sing an opening anthem for the 19th Annual Westerville Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration. My Final Photo for January 15, 2024.
St. Paul Sunday Morning – January 14, 2024
A light snow covers the Marian shrine near the entrance to St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church early Sunday morning. My Final Photo for January 14, 2024.
Warming In Uptown
With coffee in hand, a group walks briskly from the coffee shop through Uptown Westerville on the coldest day of winter for the year. My Final Photo for January 13, 2024.
Washing the Water Valve
City workers stand in the rain as they power wash and vacuum clear a water valve on West College at State Street as part of the regular cleanup of service valves in city streets. My Final Photo for January 12, 2024.
Flooded Creek
A man walks his dog over the Main Street Bridge where the high water of Alum Creek continues to flood the bike and walk paths under the bridge. My Final Photo for January 11, 2024.